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When and where the 2021 MLB All-Star game will take place

TheMLB All-Star Game will be back in 2021, after a year in which it couldn't be held due to the pandemic. Here, take a look at the date and location for the Midsummer Classic.

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The MLB All-Star Game will be back in 2021 (Getty).
The MLB All-Star Game will be back in 2021 (Getty).

The MLB‘s efforts for having a year as normal as possible seem to be paying off, as baseball activity returned with an exciting new season, in which fans were welcomed back to the stadiums.

The Covid-19 outbreak in 2020 hit badly the baseball season that was taking place by those months, as it had to be halted for a whileuntil it came back with a special format. Following that time of hibernation, teamstook the pitch again in a shorter regular season, and the playoffs were also played differently.

For 2021,Major League Baseball’s goal wasto get back to normalcy. That’s why the regular season will include 162 games again, the playoff format would be the conventional one, and the long-awaited All-Star Game will be held after being missed last year. Check out when and where these festivities are going to take place.

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Date and venue for 2021 MLB All-Star Game

The 2021 MLB All-Star Game will be held on July 13th at Coors Field, Denver, home of the Colorado Rockies. The Midsummer Classic was originally set to be celebratedin Atlanta, but the league decided to relocate the event after thecontroversial decision made bythe state of Georgia thatrestricts voting rigths for their residents.

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Coors Field will host the MLB All-Star Game for the first time since 1998 (Getty).

Coors Field will host the MLB All-Star Game for the first time since 1998 (Getty).

Denver showed up immediately to host the traditional festivities of baseball’s mid-season, and the MLB decided to grant the locationto the Coors Field for the second time in history. This stadium was the home of the 1998 All-Star Game, three years after its inauguration.

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“MLB is grateful to the Rockies, the City of Denver and the State of Colorado for their support of this summer’s All-Star Game. We appreciate their flexibility and enthusiasm to deliver a first-class event for our game and the region. We look forward to celebrating our sport’s best players and entertaining fans in the world,” MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred wrote in an official announcement.

The Midsummer Classic festivities will also include the MLB Draft, which doesn’t have a confirmed date yet, but it will take place by those days. The All-Star Game will be celebrated after a long time of absence, in a season in which baseball is returningin the best way.

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